Search Results - "McIvor, R Andrew"

Population-Based Case-Finding to Identify Subjects with Undiagnosed Asthma or COPD by Preteroti, Matthew, Whitmore, G A, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Mark FitzGerald, J, Lemière, Catherine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Penz, Erika, Field, Stephen K, Gupta, Samir, Andrew McIvor, R, Mayers, Irvin, Hernandez, Paul, Lougheed, Diane, Ainslie, Martha, Licskai, Christopher, Azher, Tanweer, Fraser, Ian, Mahdavian, Masoud, Aaron, Shawn D

“…Approximately 5-10% of adults may have undiagnosed airflow obstruction. The objective of this study was to develop a population-based case-finding strategy to…”
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Emerging therapeutic options for the treatment of patients with symptomatic asthma by McIvor, R. Andrew, MD

“…Abstract Objective Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways with increasing worldwide prevalence. Despite treatment according to guidelines, a…”
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Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and nonobese adults by Aaron, Shawn D, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, McIvor, R Andrew, Fitzgerald, J Mark, Hernandez, Paul, Lemiere, Catherine, Sharma, Sat, Field, Stephen K, Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Dales, Robert E, Doucette, Steve, Fergusson, Dean

“…It is unclear whether asthma is overdiagnosed in developed countries, particularly among obese individuals, who may be more likely than nonobese people to…”
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Optimizing the Delivery of Inhaled Medication for Respiratory Patients: The Role of Valved Holding Chambers by Mcivor, R. Andrew, Kaplan, Alan, Devlin, Hollie M.

“…Valved holding chambers (VHCs) have been used with pressurized metered-dose inhalers since the early 1980s. They have been shown to increase fine particle…”
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Women with COPD by McIvor, Emma R, Saraiva, Isabel, Denning, Jessica, McIvor, R Andrew

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Severe Bronchorrhea in a Patient with Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma by Popat, Nooreen, MD, Raghavan, Natya, MDCM, McIvor, R. Andrew, MD, FCCP

“…Mucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) can be associated with significant bronchorrhea. A 46-year-old man presented with BAC with 2,000 mL of sputum…”
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Non-pharmacological management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Safka, Katherine A, McIvor, R Andrew

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Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma by Aaron, Shawn D, Vandemheen, Katherine L, FitzGerald, J. Mark, Ainslie, Martha, Gupta, Samir, Lemière, Catherine, Field, Stephen K, McIvor, R. Andrew, Hernandez, Paul, Mayers, Irvin, Mulpuru, Sunita, Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Pakhale, Smita, Mallick, Ranjeeta, Boulet, Louis-Philippe

“…IMPORTANCE: Although asthma is a chronic disease, the expected rate of spontaneous remissions of adult asthma and the stability of diagnosis are unknown…”
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Potential masking effects of salmeterol on airway inflammation in asthma by MCIVOR, R. A, PIZZICHINI, E, TURNER, M. O, HUSSACK, P, HARGREAVE, F. E, SEARS, M. R

“…We hypothesized that regular use of long-acting beta-agonists could delay recognition of ("mask") increasing airway inflammation. We studied steroid-sparing…”
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Assessment of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Using Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator Spirometry in a Randomly Sampled Symptomatic Cohort by Magner, Kate M A, Cherian, Mathew, Whitmore, G A, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Bergeron, Celine, Cote, Andreanne, Field, Stephen K, Lemière, Catherine, McIvor, R Andrew, Aaron, Shawn D

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Impact of Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma on Symptoms, Quality of Life, Healthcare Use, and Work Productivity by Gerstein, Emily, Bierbrier, Jared, Whitmore, G Alex, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Bergeron, Celine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Cote, Andreanne, Field, Stephen K, Penz, Erika, McIvor, R Andrew, Lemière, Catherine, Gupta, Samir, Hernandez, Paul, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Lougheed, M Diane, Licskai, Christopher J, Azher, Tanweer, Ezer, Nicole, Ainslie, Martha, Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Mulpuru, Sunita, Aaron, Shawn D

“…A significant proportion of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma remain undiagnosed. The objective of this study was to…”
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Impact of Dyspnea on Adults With Respiratory Symptoms Without a Defined Diagnosis by Bierbrier, Jared, Gerstein, Emily, Whitmore, George A., Vandemheen, Katherine L., Bergeron, Celine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Cote, Andreanne, Field, Stephen K., Penz, Erika, McIvor, R. Andrew, Lemière, Catherine, Gupta, Samir, Hernandez, Paul, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Lougheed, M. Diane, Licskai, Christopher J., Azher, Tanweer, Ezer, Nicole, Ainslie, Martha, Alvarez, Gonzalo G., Mulpuru, Sunita, Aaron, Shawn D.

“…We investigated dyspnea; its associated risk factors; and its impact on health care utilization, quality of life, and work productivity in adults with…”
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Influence of current or former smoking on asthma management and control by Boulet, Louis-Philippe, FitzGerald, J Mark, McIvor, R Andrew, Zimmerman, Sabrina, Chapman, Kenneth R

“…In patients with asthma, smoking has been associated with accelerated decline in pulmonary function, poor disease control and reduced responsiveness to…”
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Asthma control in Canada No improvement since we last looked in 1999 by McIvor, R Andrew, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, FitzGerald, J Mark, Zimmerman, Sabrina, Chapman, Kenneth R

“…To determine whether asthma control in Canada had improved since the last major survey in 1999 by exploring how well patients' asthma was controlled, how much…”
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Montelukast as an alternative to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids in the management of mild asthma (the SIMPLE trial): an open-label effectiveness trial by McIvor, R Andrew, Kaplan, Alan, Koch, Caroline, Sampalis, John S

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of montelukast as monotherapy for patients with mild asthma who remain uncontrolled or unsatisfied while on inhaled…”
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Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma — A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Aaron, Shawn D., Vandemheen, Katherine L., Whitmore, G. Alex, Bergeron, Celine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Côté, Andréanne, McIvor, R. Andrew, Penz, Erika, Field, Stephen K., Lemière, Catherine, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Azher, Tanweer, Lougheed, M. Diane, Gupta, Samir, Ezer, Nicole, Licskai, Christopher J., Hernandez, Paul, Ainslie, Martha, Alvarez, Gonzalo G., Mulpuru, Sunita

“…Case finding for symptomatic adults with undiagnosed asthma or COPD was coupled with a randomized trial to compare pulmonologist-directed and usual care…”
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Association between lung function and sleep disorder symptoms in a community-based multi-site case-finding study by Mazzola, Rosetta, Aaron, Shawn D, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Mulpuru, Sunita, Bergeron, Celine, Lemière, Catherine, Côté, Andréanne, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Field, Stephen K, Penz, Erika, McIvor, R Andrew, Gupta, Samir, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Hernandez, Paul, Lougheed, M Diane, Licskai, Christopher J, Azher, Tanweer, Ezer, Nicole, Ainslie, Martha, Kendzerska, Tetyana

“…Obstructive airway disease is associated with sleep disturbances. We aimed to assess the relationship between lung function and sleep disorder symptoms using…”
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Derivation and Validation of the UCAP-Q Case-finding Questionnaire to Detect Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD by Huynh, Chau, Whitmore, G A, Vandemheen, Katherine L, FitzGerald, J Mark, Bergeron, Celine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Cote, Andreanne, Field, Stephen K, Penz, Erika, McIvor, R Andrew, Lemière, Catherine, Gupta, Samir, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Hernandez, Paul, Lougheed, M Diane, Licskai, Christopher J, Azher, Tanweer, Ainslie, Martha, Fraser, Ian, Mahdavian, Masoud, Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Kendzerska, Tetyana, Aaron, Shawn D

“…Many people with asthma and COPD remain undiagnosed. We developed and validated a new case-finding questionnaire to identify symptomatic adults with…”
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Patient and physician factors associated with symptomatic undiagnosed asthma or COPD by Cherian, Mathew, Magner, Kate M A, Whitmore, G A, Vandemheen, Katherine L, FitzGerald, J Mark, Bergeron, Celine, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Cote, Andreanne, Field, Stephen K, Penz, Erika, McIvor, R Andrew, Lemière, Catherine, Gupta, Samir, Mayers, Irvin, Bhutani, Mohit, Hernandez, Paul, Lougheed, M Diane, Licskai, Christopher J, Azher, Tanweer, Ainslie, Martha, Ezer, Nicole, Mulpuru, Sunita, Aaron, Shawn D

“…It remains unclear why some symptomatic individuals with asthma or COPD remain undiagnosed. Here, we compare patient and physician characteristics between…”
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Mortality among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma at two respiratory disease clinics in Ontario by Finkelstein, Murray M, Chapman, Kenneth R, McIvor, R Andrew, Sears, Malcolm R

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common; however, mortality rates among individuals with these diseases are not well studied in…”
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